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Paul McCallum will be back for another season — his 23rd — in the Canadian Football League in 2015, as the B.C. Lions announced today that a pair of veterans will be returning to the den.
The 45-year-old kicker will be joined by defensive back Ryan Phillips, who will get to add to his 180 consecutive appearances for the Leos since joining the team in 2005 as a free agent.
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Vancouver Sun football writer Mike Beamish takes a look at this week's games in the CFL:
Edmonton at Montreal, 4:30 p.m., TSN — "Consequences. There has to be consequences." In this instance, the famous words of Eskimos coach Kavis Reed apply to both teams. After blowing a 24-0 lead against the Stampeders (no team has surrendered a first-quarter advantage to that extent in CFL history), fans of ... Read More …
Mike Benevides: Playing his dogs against puppies.
Believe it or not, there is etiquette involved in a sport where coaches urge players to engage in "smashmouth football."
The Lions' 44-10 preseason win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders partly renewed that debate, a blowout in which B.C. clearly did not take a knee.
Ahead by 27 points in the fourth quarter, the Lions brought in their first-team, short-yardage unit after third-string quarterback Thomas DeMarco had completed ... Read More …
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KAMLOOPS — For a first day of training camp, the second of two practices at Hillside Stadium Sunday was a tad too intense for some Lions veterans, who were not eased into their first experience with contact in the late afternoon session.
"Damn, we've got a long camp and a long season ahead of us," cracked one vet, his eyes opened by head coach Mike Benevides' intention to have his ... Read More …
Paul McCallum was named CFL's special teams player of the year in 2011
Apparently, one is never too old to be recognized as a great athlete.
Despite being 42 — and the senior player in the entire Canadian Football League — B.C. Lions kicker Paul McCallum has been named "British Columbia's best" in a public vote for Sport B.C.'s Best of B.C. Award, presented by the provincial government.
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Mr. Must-Have Lions free agent Paul McCallum
Of the 12 potential Lions free agents identified by the CFL Wednesday, four are wide receivers who had absolutely nothing to do with the team's Grey Cup season.
Emmanuel Arceneaux remains with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Jason Jones (Arkansas-Pine Bluff), Anthony Russo (Washington) and Robert Long (Northern Colorado) were briefly with the team in 2009 but never played a down for B.C. Jones, in fact, didn't even ... Read More …
The B.C. Lions put nine players on the CFL all-star team announced today. And, of course, there are some anomalies.
For instance, defensive end Keron Williams, named the team's candidate for most outstanding defensive player, didn't make the league-wide all-star team. But linebacker Solomon Elimimian did. Elimimian was second to Williams in voting for the most outstanding defensive player award by the seven-member Vancouver chapter of the Football Reporters of Canada.
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It looks as if Ohio State is beating up on the Big Ten, but that's actually backward. The truth is this:
Check out the FOXiest fans from schools across the country and tweet us your photo.The Big Ten is killing Ohio State.
The Buckeyes can't win in this conference. They beat Purdue 56-0 Saturday, and this just happened to be one of those moments when a 56-0 win actually is a loss.
Ohio State could have won by whatever score coach Urban Meyer wanted. In fact, it did. But if it had been 90-0, then that would have been seen as bad sportsmanship. At, say, 35-10 it would have been too close against a lousy team.
Really, 56-0 was as good as it gets, other than the fact that opinion will go in two stages: 1) So what? They clobbered a crummy team. And then, 2) What time is Florida State-Miami?
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"We knew we had to come in and make a statement,'' tight end Jeff Heuerman said.
But that's exactly the problem. There is no way to make a statement in the Big Ten. A month ago, Ohio State had its best chance, at Northwestern at night on national TV. It turned out, though, that the Buckeyes were a little sloppy at first and, more so, Northwestern played like a No. 16 team in the NCAA Tournament that had won a round.
Our football refereeing guru is on Twitter and takes your questions during live events. See his latest tweets and his latest analysis.The top of the college-football world now is as much about style points as it is about winning. Teams need to look good enough to get votes to get into the BCS title game.
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And Ohio State, which is ranked No. 4? Every time the Buckeyes needed a big play, quarterback Braxton Miller threw to Heuerman, the tight end who was wide open. Miller said they had watched video of Purdue during the week and noticed "how they play too high and forget about the tight end.''
That's right, while other national-title contenders are playing top 10 teams, Ohio State was playing one that doesn't have a win over a major college team this year and doesn't bother to cover the tight end.
Here's a detailed look at Saturday's game:
Actually, Purdue quarterback Danny Etling threw an interception on the second play of the game and Ohio State returned it for a touchdown. Then, Purdue went nowhere on offense, and the punter shanked one for 15 yards. Ohio State turned that into a touchdown.
To describe the rest of the game: Rinse and repeat.
Meyer now has 21 wins in a row to start his tenure at Ohio State. Woody Hayes never won more than 24 in a row. But it is just impossible to know what to make of that.
I've been to two Ohio State games this year — at Northwestern and now at Purdue — and both games looked like a dad beating his 10-year old son in a game of one-on-one basketball on the driveway.
The dad could have been Michael Jordan for all we know. Or, not. But that's the problem. We don't know. If this were golf, it would be easy enough to judge. Everyone competes against the same course.
But Ohio State games are like the sound of one hand clapping. And sure, it's fine to point out how well Ohio State hits, but no one is hitting back, which is the test.
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Now, Ohio State fans are naturally paranoid for some reason. And when I say that Meyer is one of the best coaches in the country, and that Ohio State is one of the great traditional programs, and the Buckeyes are one of the best teams, that will be seen as hating Ohio State.
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So Buckeyes fans think they are being ripped off in the BCS race, kept out of a title game after winning, most likely, 25 straight games.
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SANDY SPRINGS, Md. -- A Montgomery County high school is investigating how a student received "A" grades in two classes even though she never attended the school.
Lauren Lee, 14, who attends a private Catholic school, was sent a progress report saying she was earning an "A" in an honors geometry course and in physical education at Sherwood High School, a public school.
Lauren had attended Rosa M. Parks Middle School and her records where sent to Sherwood. That's apparently where the mix up started, said county schools spokesman Brian Porter.
A computerized list of students and grades is used to generate the progress reports. Teachers manually enter the grades from their own books of scores into the computer.
Although the teachers who assigned a grade to Lauren knew she wasn't in their classes, her name kept showing up on a computer list that recorded the grade, which was sent to Lauren's home, Porter said.
"It's certainly rare," Porter said. "It's not something that I've heard of happening. It's just a confluence of mistakes. Everybody at the school is pretty embarrassed by it."
Exactly how a grade ended up by her name on the computerized list is still under investigation, Porter said.
Lauren's name also showed up for a physics class and an art class. She received an incomplete grade in physics and an "NC" in art, which means the course is a noncredit class. "The school has undertaken a detailed inquiry because it does reflect on the reliability of its grading and reporting system," Porter said.
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Never worried much about my grades...now if the cheerleaders would have accidentally been sent to my house.....
Ive had a class where my teacher asked what I wanted her to put in the computer. We must have looked like people at a flea market haggling over prices.
I remember once making a deal with the teacher that if I was getting an A for the whole class (math), how about I skip the final. She thought for a second, like "Hey, that's one less I have to look over." I got the A, and I skipped that day! Life is good. I'm with E23 though, as I would have gladly coached the cheerleaders! No such luck.
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Chen, J. and Roos, H. and Kellerer, Albrecht M. (1992): Microdosimetry of diagnostic X-rays: applications of the variance-covariance method. In: Radiation Research, Vol. 132, No. 3: pp. 271-276 |
Microdosimetric measurements in beams of diagnostic X rays (between 30 and 125 kV) have been performed. In these pulsed radiation fields, microdosimetric measurements are possible only by application of the variance-covariance technique. The dose mean lineal energy, yD, is determined for various simulated diameters, at different depths in the absorber, and at different points within the pulse intervals. From the measured temporal dependences one can also obtain values of yD for different X-ray pulse generators. The results demonstrate the potential of the variance-covariance method for a diversity of microdosimetric measurements in radiation protection and in the quality control of radiation beams.
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MOREIRA, Sérgio R. et al. Predicting insulin resistance in children: anthropometric and metabolic indicators. J. Pediatr. (Rio J.) [online]. 2008, vol.84, n.1, pp. 47-52. ISSN 0021-7557. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0021-75572008000100009.
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The resolution of electron microscopes is superior to that of optical microscopes because high-energy electrons have a much shorter wavelength than light. In the 1970s Albert Crewe at Chicago University and colleagues invented the scanning transmission electron microscope, which builds up an image by scanning an electron beam across a sample and measuring the electrons that are reflected and emitted back from the sample. Crewe's team successfully imaged single uranium atoms with the device.
Researchers have since improved on this technique, but the blurring – or aberration – of magnetic lenses has limited the resolution of electron microscopes to about 50 times the wavelength of the electrons used. For electrons with energies between 100 and 200 keV, this resolution is about 0.2 nm, which is slightly larger than the typical distance between atoms.
Now Batson and colleagues have reduced this figure to less than 0.1 nm by using electrons with energies of 120 keV – electrons with energies greater than this cannot be used because they would damage the material under study. This means that the resolution of the electron beam is good enough to investigate the environment of individual atoms.
"This advance means that the electron probe is smaller than the inter-atomic distances," says Batson. "We can now look into the bulk of a material to locate atoms which might be out of place or which might be of the wrong kind."
Batson and co-workers used a television camera to record 'electron shadow images' from a scanning transmission electron microscope and analysed these images with computer software to calculate – and correct for – the aberration of the microscope's lenses. Using this arrangement they imaged gold atoms on a carbon substrate, observing single atoms and groups of atoms, both stationary and in motion. The IBM-Nion R&D team also demonstrated the technique on an alloy of germanium and silicon (see figure). The researchers say that this technique could also be used to image individual dopant atoms in semiconductors.
Earlier this year, Paul Voyles of Bell Labs and colleagues used an electron microscope to observe dopant atoms, but the resolution of their microscope – 0.16 nm – exceeded the inter-atomic distance in their sample.
"We believe aberration-correction technology combined with the inherent power of scanning transmission electron microscopes opens the way for smaller and smarter instruments to image and analyse materials at sub-0.1 nm resolution," says Batson.
Correction: The original caption for the figure in this article was incorrect and was corrected on 27 September 2002.


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Part of the Fundamentals of Manufacturing Processes Video Series, this program begins with an introduction to the core concepts regarding measurement. These concepts include precision, resolution, accuracy, repeatability, and reproducibility. Standards are addressed featuring sections on gage blocks and surface plates.
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David Currey is chairman of the Tennessee Preservation Trust, which hopes to raise about $1 million through a national campaign to buy the old Highlander Folk School property. / Shelley Mays / The Tennessean
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks during Highlander Folk School's 25th anniversary in 1957. / Wisconsin Historical Society
Founder Myles Horton checks out Highlander Folk School's main building in 1959. Not much remains of the Monteagle, Tenn., site today. / File / The Tennessean
MONTEAGLE, TENN. — Rosa Parks trained here a few months before she refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus. �We Shall Overcome� became a civil rights anthem here. Student activists from Nashville held retreats in the lakeside buildings, and Eleanor Roosevelt and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to visit.
More than 50 years after the state of Tennessee seized Highlander Folk School�s property, not much remains of a place that gave so much inspiration to people who fought for social justice while posing such a visceral threat to the status quo that its founder was accused of being a Communist agitator.
But a Nashville-based historic preservation group has started working to buy what it can of the Grundy County property, restore its historical look and protect it from development.
�It�s really one of the first places where you see African-Americans and whites that are actually congregating to talk about social issues,� David Currey, chairman of the Tennessee Preservation Trust, said during a visit to Highlander�s old library. �Trying to get our hands on this piece of property allows us to tell that story again in the context of this rural setting, which is what it was at the time.�
Currey said he�s trying to secure options to buy the property, now reduced to two cabins and a library beside a placid mountain lake. The land he�s working to assemble totals 13.5 acres, just a small fraction of the 200 acres where Myles Horton started the school in 1932.
The preservation trust hopes to raise about $1 million through a national campaign to buy and possibly renovate the property, Currey said. It would then turn the site over to another group to operate it, perhaps an organization created for that purpose.
Currey said he hopes Highlander Research and Education Center, which Horton started once the state shut down his original organization, and The University of the South in nearby Sewanee will be involved.
Pam McMichael, director of Highlander Research and Education Center, which has been based in New Market, Tenn., northeast of Knoxville, since 1971, said the preservation trust�s plans could �bring heightened public awareness and engagement with Highlander�s work today.�
McMichael�s organization, which owns the Highlander Folk School name, is in the middle of its own, $3.2 million fundraising campaign. It trains about 3,000 people a year to seek �justice in all its forms,� she said.
A mountain retreat
Born in Savannah, Tenn., in 1905, Horton longed to start a school that would help poor Southerners confront the forces that oppressed them. After studying folk schools in Denmark, he returned to the U.S. in 1932 and, with collaborator Don West, found a key supporter in Lilian Johnson, who owned 200 acres in Monteagle.
Once Johnson agreed to lease her land to Horton and West, the organization they had described to prospective donors as �The Southern Mountains School� was on its way. West or his wife, Connie, later came up with the name �Highlander Folk School,� Horton wrote in his autobiography, �The Long Haul.�
West moved on after losing a power struggle to Horton in the spring of 1933, according to Nashville author John Egerton�s book, �Speak Now Against the Day: The Generation Before the Civil Rights Movement in the South.� Horton soon turned to the task of training labor organizers and workers, especially coal miners.
Egerton, who got to know Horton before the Highlander founder died in 1990, said Horton was a storyteller with a big sense of humor and a thick skin. He believed in flat-out democracy, a society in which every person has a place at the table.
�He wanted everybody to be in on the act,� Egerton said. �Everybody got to vote. Everybody got to work. Everybody got to go to school. You didn�t make partitions and separations based on where somebody grew up or where his daddy hunted or whether he had a dark skin or not.�
�Myles always thought, you look where people are both angry and hopeful,� Candie Carawan said from the house where she and her husband, Guy, live near Highlander in New Market. �The larger umbrella is just to try to build a more democratic country, and particularly a more democratic South.�
In the early 1950s, Horton and his board of directors turned their attention to racial segregation. In July 1955, a Montgomery, Ala., tailor�s assistant named Rosa Parks went to Highlander for a two-week interracial conference and returned home with �a strengthened self-confidence,� according to David Garrow�s �Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.�
The following December, Parks refused to give her seat to a white person, setting off the Montgomery bus boycott, which gave shape to the modern civil rights movement and propelled King to prominence.
�That was not accidental,� Egerton said. �The idea that things like that would have to be done to force the hand of the authorities was certainly part of the whole (Highlander) curriculum.�
Diane Nash, a Nashville civil rights leader as a student at Fisk University in the early 1960s, said she recalls attending a meeting at Highlander during which blacks and whites were washing dishes together. A black woman said it was �the first time she had dealt with white people on an equal basis.�
�I have always looked at it as a kind of oasis in the middle of a great deal of racial prejudice,� Nash said.
'We Shall Overcome'
In the winter of 1960, college students in Nashville and other cities started sitting in at segregated lunch counters. Student activists from 19 states gathered at Highlander that April, Taylor Branch writes in �Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63.�
The students soon met Guy Carawan, a musician who had first visited Highlander in 1953 at the suggestion of folk singer Pete Seeger. By now a volunteer at the school, Carawan taught the activists � including his future wife � a labor movement song he had adapted with a new rhythm and chord structure, Candie Carawan said Friday.
The song was �We Shall Overcome,� which tobacco workers had brought to Highlander from South Carolina, said Candie Carawan, who was a white exchange student at Fisk in 1960.
�Highlander was really the place that kept �We Shall Overcome� alive,� she said.
King had first heard �We Shall Overcome� when Seeger played it at Highlander in 1957, Garrow writes. The civil rights leader later told associates, �There�s something about that song that haunts you.�
Charges of communism
The presence of black students at Highlander drew scrutiny, Egerton writes. Accusations that the school was a Communist training ground began to swell in the late 1950s, reflecting another political hot spot of the era.
But the charge prosecutors were finally able to get Highlander with was smaller � and yet still bogus � said Nashville attorney George Barrett, who defended Horton during what he called a �sensational� trial. Highlander was charged with selling alcohol without a license after a raid turned up �a washtub full of ice, soft drinks and beer, plus a jar of coins,� Branch writes.
�They were just letting people put in a quarter to get a bottle of beer,� Barrett, still a practicing attorney, explained more than half a century later.
But the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled against Highlander, and the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal, he said. Authorities revoked Horton�s charter in 1961, padlocked the property, subdivided it and sold it.
Currey said Highlander�s rural setting allowed blacks and whites to mix without the same level of scrutiny they would have faced in an urban area. But that only went so far.
�Everybody knows what�s going on because it�s such a small place,� he said. �It finally caught up with them.�
Egerton said Horton immediately got a new charter from the Tennessee secretary of state and moved Highlander to Knoxville, where it spent 10 years before moving up the road to New Market.
Currey, who also is working on a new interpretive plan for Nashville�s riverfront Fort Nashborough property, said turning the old Highlander land into a proper historic site would �take some elbow grease.� The lake remains, but much of the site has changed, including the library, which someone added onto at some point.
But Currey believes returning Highlander to the way it looked in 1961 would be well worth the trouble.
�This place has the potential,� he said, �to tell a story that hasn�t been told.�
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David Niall Wilson has written a haunting tale of a down-and-out bar band that is either on the verge of making
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ghostly figure of Wally, a harmonica-playing old bluesman. Wally shows Brandt his hidden talent of playing
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The next night, Brandt takes the stage with his bandmates and begins playing. As he plays, he gets visions
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HEMATOLOGY REPORT Glucose Definition The term comes from a Greek word glukus ' which means sweet . It is an organic compound , a simple sugar (monosaccharide ) with a chemical formula C6H12O6 , which occurs widely in most tissues of plants and animals . A major source of energy in the body , glucose is the principal circulating sugar . It is also knows as D-glucose , D-glucopyranose , grape sugar , corn sugar , dextrose , and cerelose Glucose , whether in free or combined form , is the most common of the sugars and the most abundant organic compound in nature . Grapes
, figs and other sweet fruits and honey had been found to have considerably high concentration content . It is also found , although in lesser concentrations , in animal body fluids such as in the blood and lymph Urine of diabetic patients usually contains 3-5
Absorbed into the bloodstream through the small intestine , it is carried through the portal vein to the liver wherein it is stored as glycogen The rest reenters to the circulatory system . Glycogen is also stored in the muscle tissue (See Glucose
Catalyst for : a major contributor in metabolism
Diss /Diseases
High Levels : diabetes mellitus
It is characterized by high levels of blood sugar (glucose , caused from defects in insulin secretion or action , or even both . In normal conditions , blood glucose levels are highly controlled by insulin , a hormone produced by the pancreas . Insulin helps lower the glucose level in the blood . In diabetic patients , the absence or insufficient production of insulin causes hyperglycemia . Although diabetes can be controlled , it is a chronic medical condition , which lasts a lifetime (See What is diabetes
Low Levels : hypoglycemia
This dis occurs when glucose levels falls too low resulting in the malfunction of cells . Symptoms develop such as cool skin , nervousness headache , confusion , convulsion or even coma
Control of its level and metabolism is greatly important
2 ) Urea Nitrogen (BUN
Urea is formed in the liver . It is a nitrogen-containing substance which is normally cleared into the urine from the blood by the kidney This was the first organic chemical compound that was synthesized Friedrich Wohler , a German chemist , who accidentally made urea while in the process of attempting to make ammonium cyanate from silver cyanide and ammonium chloride (See Definition of Urea . It is a small organic molecule composed of carbon , nitrogen , oxygen and hydrogen and is formed from ammonia in the kidney and liver (See What is Urea
BUN : stands for Blood Urea Nitrogen
This is a test that is used to measure the levels of urea in the blood When diseases occur in the kidney , which comprises its function will frequently lead to increased level in the blood . The BUN level in the blood can also rise among patients who are dehydrated . Urea nitrogen is a waste product of protein metabolism in the blood . This is a test that measures how much urea nitrogen remains in the blood that can be used as a test of renal function . Nevertheless , there are many factors aside from renal disease that can cause BUN alterations , including protein breakdown , hydration status and liver failure
Reference values of BUN
Adult : 7-20 mg /100 ml (men may have slightly higher values than women
Newborn : values slightly lower than adult ranges
Elderly : value slightly increase due to lack of renal concentration
Pregnancy : values decrease about 25
Values differ slightly from laboratory to laboratory for all tests
Catalyst for : the breakdown of protein during tissue metabolism
Diss /Diseases
Diseases or malfunction concerning the kidney often lead to increased blood levels of urea
High Levels : azotemia
Possible causes
Impaired renal function
Congestive heart failure as a result of poor renal perfusion
Excessive protein intake
Hemorrhage into the gastrointestinal tract
Low Levels
A low BUN may have little significance but can cause liver problems . A decreased BUN may be caused by over hydration . A person with syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic secretion (SIADH , an anti-diuretic hormone responsible for stimulating the kidney to conserve water causes high level of water retention in the bloodstream rather than excreted into the urine . SIADH can raise the BUN level , while important substances decrease because of the significant increase of fluid in the bloodstream
A decrease BUN level may be seen in : malnutrition , liver failure , over hydration , impaired nutrient absorption , anabolic steroid use (See Blood Urea Nitrogen BUN . Urea itself is non-toxic
3 . Creatinine
A creatine anhydride with chemical formula of C4H7N3O , is formed by the metabolism of creatine . Creatine is found in muscle tissue and blood it is excreted as a metabolic waste in the urine (See Creatinine
A small amount is actively secreted and mainly filtered by the kidney There is tubular reabsorption of creatinine but compensated by almost the same degree of tubular secretion
Creatinine is a chemical waste molecule , generated from muscle metabolism . About 2 of the body 's creatine is converted to creatinine every day . It is transported through the bloodstream to the kidneys
It is produced at a steady rate . Diet or normal physical activities have little effect on creatinine level . A malfunction of the kidney can decrease its level in the urine while raising its level in the blood (See Creatinine and Creatinine Clearance
Catalyst for : despite of being a waste , creatinine is vital for diagnostic function It is a reliable indicator of kidney function
Dis /Diseases
High Levels
This indicates a possible malfunction or failure of the kidneys . As the kidneys become impaired , creatinine level will rise . A high level suggests the following conditions of the kidney
-damage or swelling of the blood vessels in the kidneys known as glomerulonephritis
- Prostate disease , kidney stone or urinary tract obstruction
- Reduced blood flow to the kidney
Low Levels
It is a rare occurrence that low level of creatinine would appear , and are not usually a cause for concern . Low levels of creatinine can be seen with conditions that results in decreased muscle mass (See Creatinine : The Test
Low creatinine is seen in some severe liver diseases as it is also seen in debilitation (See Low Protein Diet Information for People with Kidney Diseases
Normal level for Adult males : approximately 0 .6 to 1 .2 milligrams (mg ) per deciliter (dl Adult females : 0 .5 to 1 .1 milligrams per deciliter
Elderly : may have less creatinine in their blood than the norm
Infants : 0 .2 or more depending on their muscle development
Person w / one kidney : 1 .8 or 1 .9
Creatinine levels that reach 2 .0 or more in babies and 10 .0 or more in adults may need to use a dialysis machine in to remove wastes from the blood (See Definition of Creatinine
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Creatinine . American Heritage dictionaries http /www .answers .com /creatinine
Creatinine and Creatinine Clearance http /www .webmd .com /hw /lab_tests /hw4322 .asp
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4 ) BUN /Creatinin ratio
BUN-to-creatinine ratio 10 :1-201 (over 12 months of age
Up to 30 :1 (infants less than 12 months of age
(See Blood Urea Nitrogen
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Dis /Diseases
High Level
High ratios occur with acute kidney failure , which could be caused by conditions such as shock or severe dehydration
Low Level
Can be associated with a diet low in protein , and severe muscle injury called rhabdomyolysis , pregnancy , cirrhosis , inadequate antidiuretic hormone secretion
(See BUN /Creatinine ratio
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5 ) Sodium
Sodium is deposited largely in the blood and in the fluid in the space surrounding the cells in our body . It is important in maintaining a normal fluid balance by all cells
Catalyst for : plays a key role in normal nerve and muscle function
Dis /Disease
Healthy kidneys must have a consistent amount of sodium in the body Excess amount is excreted in the urine . When the amount of sodium intake and loss are not in balance , the amount of water in the blood is affected
High Level : hypernatremia
Hypernatremia occurs when the sodium in the blood is too high . The amount of water is too little in relation to the amount of sodium . When sodium level becomes abnormally high , water loss exceeds sodium loss , as in dehydration . People who drink too little water , those who have diarrhea , vomiting , excessive sweating , fever and abnormal kidney function can cause hypernatremia . This can also occur in people with diabetes insipidus (wherein kidneys excrete too much water , it also include people with head trauma or neurosurgery involving the pituitary gland , diss of certain electrolytes such as high calcium or low potassium level , sickle cell disease , and the use of certain drugs like lithium or diuretics . This is common among older people
Excess sodium causes blood volume to increase . If the body accumulates high level of sodium , extra fluid is deposited in the surrounding space of the body 's cells . It causes swelling in the tissues especially in the feet and ankles
Low Level : hyponatremia
Hyponatremaia occurs when sodium has been over diluted in the body caused by enormous amount of water intake . Severe hyponatremia causes muscle twitching and seizures may occur , stupor , and can even lead to coma and death
A decrease of sodium from the body does not automatically cause the level of sodium in the blood to decrease but can cause blood volume to decrease . As blood volume decreases , blood pressure also decreases while heart rate increases . The person with low levels of sodium will experience light headedness and shock may sometimes occur . If there is a sudden drop of sodium level in the body , symptoms tend to develop rapidly and more severely . The brain is sensitive to the changes of the amount of sodium in the blood . Symptoms such as lethargy and confusion would usually occur first
(See Minerals and Electrolytes :Sodium
The Merck Manual of Medical Information-2nd Home Edition
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6 ) Potassium
This is the most abundant electrolyte stored in our intracellular fluid It is involved in regulating the neuromuscular activity of the skeletal smooth , and cardiac muscles
70 of the positive ions in the cells contain potassium . The cells in the body are essentially a bag of potassium salts . Other remaining positive ions are sodium , calcium , magnesium , argenine and other miscellaneous ions . The amino acids of proteins are charged by these positive ions
Catalyst for
-One of the most important roles for potassium is nerve transmission
-also known to be the activator for several enzyme systems for digestion and metabolism
(C . Weber . Roles of Potassium in the body
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-it helps regulate the activity of all muscle tissue (smooth muscles heart and skeletal muscles
-It is also part of homeostasis , the mechanism that maintains a balance between several ---electrical and chemical processes of the body
Dis /Disease
High Level : hyperkalemia
This is a condition which results from higher than normal levels of potassium in the bloodstream . This could be related to increase in body potassium or an excessive release of potassium from the cells into the bloodstream
It is normal for the kidney to excrete excess amount of potassium from the body . Therefore , hyperkalemia is usually caused by diss that reduce the kidney 's ability to excrete potassium
(See Hperkalemia
HYPERLINK "http /www .nlm .nih .gov /medlineplus /ency /article /001179 .htm Definition http /www .nlm .nih .gov /medlineplus /ency /article /001179 .htm Definition Low Level : hypokalemia
Hypokalemia results from low level of potassium , and severe cases can cause the heart to contract prematurely
Person with low level of potassium will usually experience the following symptoms
Irregularities in the heart 's rhythm
Muscle weakness because the decrease of electrolytes result in muscular malfunction
Muscle twitching
An increase in urination and thirst , because severe low potassium level can cause an inability for the kidneys to concentrate urine
Fatigue , anorexia and decreased bowel motility
Leg and abdominal cramps because of muscle malfunctions
If left untreated , can lead to respiratory arrest since the muscles that aid in breathing become weak
(See How to Understand the Effects of Low Potassium on the Body
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7 ) Calcium
This is a mineral found mainly in the hard part of bones . Cells called osteoblasts are responsible for adding calcium to the bones , while cells called osteoclasts removes calcium from the bones . Adequate intake is 1 ,200 milligrams /day for men and women 51 and older adults ages 19 to 50 need 1 ,000 milligrams /day and 1 ,300 milligrams /day for children ages 9-18 . Upper limit for calcium intake per day is 2 .5
(See Definition of Calcium
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Ninety percent of calcium is deposited in our skeletal system . The remaining one percent is in the blood , the fluid surrounding the cells and the cell membranes themselves . Calcium not found in these places helps the body carry out vital reactions
Though it is most needed during growth , the body also needs a great amount of calcium later in life
Catalyst for
Calcium is needed in storing glycogen , the energy source for muscles . It is also important to muscle contractions . Calcium aids the nerves to relax and is a vital component of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord . It is an important ingredient in bile , which helps the body in digesting fats
It is necessary therefore in muscle contraction , heart action , nervous system maintenance and even for normal blood clotting
Dis /Diseases
High Level : hypercalcemia
This occurs when there is too much calcium in the blood and will need treatment . This is usually caused by
-Cancer , since it releases calcium into the blood or it would cause a hormone ------similar to PTH to increase the level of calcium
-Excess Vitamin D intake
-Kidney transplant
-High protein levels
(See Calcium
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When there is an excess amount of calcium in the blood , the extra calcium is deposited in damaged organs and arteries . Since calcium is a hard mineral , it causes the organs and arteries in which it has been deposited to harden as well . Arteriosclerosis is a disease caused by the hardening of the arteries
Low Level : osteoporosis
This is caused by calcium deficiency occurring at a later stage in life The bones become porous and brittle , therefore not as strong and can break under very little pressure . Women are prone to osteoporosis than men because of the loss of blood (which contains calcium ) in menstruation each month . Women also lose large amounts of calcium during pregnancy . What is dangerous about it is that there really isn 't a way to detect it . Warning signs include : backache , thigh bones aching back muscle spasms , difficulty in twisting and bending
If the body doesn 't get adequate amount of calcium needed during the growing up years , the bones will not form correctly . During adult years when the body is not getting enough calcium in the diet , the body takes calcium from the bones and uses it for the body
Another frightening aspect is when the bones doesn 't get enough calcium they use dangerous heavy metals to fill in the spaces ' or gap not filled by calcium . This condition can cause cancer
It is important to note that even if a person takes adequate amount of calcium , it doesn 't necessarily follow that the body is getting the full benefit . The following reasons can interfere with the body 's ability to absorb calcium
The simple carbohydrates from refined white sugar and white flour interferes with the hydrochloric acid in the stomach . The body needs hydrochloric acid in to utilize the calcium taken into the body
Not enough protein in the diet disables the body 's ability to absorb calcium properly
An imbalance of magnesium and phosphorous - 2 parts calcium with 1 part magnesium and 1 part phosphorous
(See Deficiency diseases and Good Nutrition : Calcium
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indicates not having enough calcium in the blood or not having enough protein in the blood . Common causes of low levels especially low albumin . This can be caused by the following reasons
-low protein levels
-decreased levels of Vitamin D
-underactive parathyroid gland
-decreased dietary intake of calcium
-magnesium deficiency
-too much phosphorous
-acute inflammation of the pancreas
-bone disease
-chronic renal failure
(See Calcium
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8 ) Protein
The term comes from a Greek word prota ' which means of primary importance . These are large organic compounds that are made up of amino acids . These in turn are arranged in linear chain , and linked together by peptide bonds . Proteins are polymers , whose amino acids is specified by a gene . Proteins are essential components of all living organisms and it is involved in every process within every living cell
Catalyst for
-various proteins are enzymes that catalyze biochemical reactions within the cell and also critical to metabolism
-It is also important in cell signaling , cell adhesion , and the cell cycle
-Proteins are the chief actors within the cell
(See Protein . From Wikipedia
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Dis /Diseases
High Level : Can lead to reproductive impairment
(A . Young . Excess Dietary Protein in Dairy Rations Can Impair Reproduction
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Low Level : A deficient protein will result in poor functioning of the detox system , necessary in maintaining good health . Low protein may mean low enzyme levels
(See Protein for Detoxification
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9 ) Bilirubin
A bile pigment which is reddish-yellow in color produced by the normal breakdown of hemoglobin , the oxygen-carrying part of the red blood cell The bilirubin is carried to the liver where it undergoes a change in form , then proceeds into the billiary system as bile . Bile is one of the digestive substance in the body . Bilirubin may be found in the bile blood or urine
This is a waste product resulting from the breakdown of hemoglobin molecules from worn out red blood cells . Usually , it is the chief component of bile as it is excreted from the body
Catalyst for
Dis /Diseases
High Level
Excess level of bilirubin will have a yellowish stain in the fatty tissues in the skin . This condition is known as jaundice
If the bloodstream contains very high level of bilirubin will cause permanent damage to certain areas in the brain of newborn infants called , kernicterus
(See Bilirubin
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This is a condition wherein there is too much bilirubin in the blood . As red blood cells break down , the substance bilirubin is formed . Babies had been found to be unable to get rid of the bilirubin causing build up in the blood and other tissues and fluids of the infant 's body . Large amounts of bilirubin can circulate to tissues in the brain and may cause seizures and brain damage , a condition called kernicterus
Symptoms include
-Yellow coloring of the skin
(See Hyperbilirubinemia and Jaundice
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This is an abnormal diminution of bilirubin in the blood
(See Dorland 's Medical Dictionary
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10 ) Alkaline Phosphatase
Alkaline phosphatase is `an enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes the cleavage of orthophosphate from orthophosphoric monoesters under alkaline conditions . Differing forms of the enzyme occur in normal and malignant tissues
(See alkaline phosphatase
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This is a hydrolase enzyme which is responsible for removing phosphate groups in the 5- and 3- positions from various types of molecule Dephosphorylation is the process of removing the phosphate group . In humans , it is present in all tissues throughout the body but is concentrated more in liver , bile , duct , kidney , bone , and the placenta Alkaline phosphatases are most effective in an alkaline environment
Catalyst for : It catalyzes the hydrolysis of esters of phosphoric acid Phosphatase is also vital in the absorption and metabolism of carbohydrates , nucleotides , and phospholipids and in the calcification of the bone
(See American Heritage Dictionaries
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Dis /Diseases
High Level : hyperphosphatasemia
Described as having high levels of alkaline phosphatase in the blood
(See Dorland 's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
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It is unclear why alkaline phosphates increases , isoenzyme studies using electrophoresis can confirm the source of the ALP
Low Level : hypophosphatasia
This is a rare inherited metabolic disease characterized by a decreased tissue nonspecific alkaline phospahtase (TNSALP ) and defective bone mineralization . It can come in one of five forms : perinatal ,infantile childhood , adult and odontohypophosphatasia
As of now , there is no known cure for hypophosphatasia . But there are certain claims that choline may have positive health benefits , and taken as a dietary supplement
(See Hypophosphatasia . From Wikipedia
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11 ) Acid Phosphatase
This is a phosphate with optimum functioning at pH 5 .4 . It is present in the prostate gland
(See Houghton Mifflin Company
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It is stored in lysosomes and functions when these combine with endosomes , and has an acid pH optimum since these acidify while they function . Various forms are found in different organs , and their serum levels are used as a diagnostic for disease in the corresponding organs It is also called phosphomonoesterase
(See Acid Phosphatase . From Wikipedia
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Catalyst for : used to free phosphate groups from other molecules during digestion . It catalyzes the cleavage of orthophosphate from orthophosphoric monoesters under acid conditions
(See Dorland 's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
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Dis /Disease
High Level
Abnormally high level can lead to : prostatitis (swelling or infection in the prostate prostate cancer spreading to the bones Paget 's disease of bones
(See Acid Phosphatase
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Low Level : found
13 ) Creatine Kinase (CK
This is also known as phosphocreatine kinase or creatine phosphokinase (CPK . It is an enzyme expressed by different tissue types . The CK enzyme is composed of two subunits : B (brain type ) or M (muscle type There are three different isoenzymes : CK-MM ,CK-BB and CK-MB . The chromosomes bear the genes for these subunits . Furthermore , there are two mitochondrial creatine kinases : the ubiquitous and sarcomeric form
Catalyst for : responsible in the catalysis of the conversion of creatine to phosphocreatine , consuming adenosine triphosphate (ATP ) while generating adenosine diphosphate (ADP , including the reverse reaction
Dis /Diseases
High Level
High level of CK is an indication of damage to muscle . It is indicative of injury , rhabdomyolysis
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(See Creatine Kinase . From Wikipedia
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Low Level
Low level of CK can be a sign of alcoholic liver disease caused by excessive intake of alcohol , and rheumatoid arthritis marked by stiffness and inflammation of the joints , weakness , loss of mobility and even deformity
(See Rheumatoid Arthritis
American Heritage Dictionaries . HYPERLINK "http /www .answers .com /rheumatoid-arthritis http /www .answers .com /rheumatoid-arthritis
GGT is usually regarded as one of the enzymes that shows cholestasis . As the values rise before liver damage becomes evident , this enzyme is important for the diagnosis of anicteric or symptomless forms of disease . If the level increases two-fold the normal level , parenchymal liver damage may be considered
(See GGT
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Alternative names include : Gamma-GT GGTP GGT
GGT : stands for Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase
Catalyst for : participates in the transfer of amino acids along the cellular membrane and in glutathione metabolism . There is usual high concentration in the liver , bile ducts and in the kidney
Dis /Disease
High Level
Elevated GGT may indicate : cirrhosis , congestive heart failure , hepatic (liver , necrosis (tissue death , hepatic tumor , hepatitis , cholestasis (congestion of the bile ducts , or hepatotoxic drugs
Low Level
Decreased levels is a symptom found in hypothyroidism , hypothalamic malfunction and low level of magnesium
-Normal Adult Female Range : 0-45 U /L
-Optimal Female Reading : 22 .5
-Normal Adult Male Range : 0-65 U /L
-Optimal Male Reading : 32 .5
(See Hepatic Enzymes
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AST is normally deposited in different tissues including the heart liver , muscle , kidney and brain . When any of these tissues are damaged AST is released into the serum . The level in serum rises in the occurrence of a heart attack and with muscle diss . It does not therefore , an exclusive indicator of liver injury
(See Normally , Where are the Aminotransferases
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AST : stands for aspartate aminotransferase
Other name : serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT
Catalyst for : Aminotransferases catalyze chemical reactions in the body 's cells . The amino group is transferred from a donor molecule to a recipient molecule and thus , the names aminotransferases
Dis /Diseases
Normal range of values for AST is from 5 to 40 units per liter of serum (the liquid part of the blood
(See Liver Blood Enzymes
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High Level
Very high levels of more than 20 times normal may indicate acute viral hepatitis , severe skeletal muscle trauma , drug-induced hepatic injury extensive surgery , and severe liver congestion . It may also indicate severe myocardial infarction (heart attack , alcoholic cirrhosis , or severe infectious mononucleosis
Low Level
Low levels may indicate meatstatic hepatic tumours , pulmonary emboli acute pancreatitis , alcohol withdrawal syndrome and steatosis (fatty liver
(See Liver Enzymes
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Is an enzyme which appears in liver cells . Lesser amounts can be found in the kidneys , heart , skeletal muscles , and the heart . The liver cells release ALT into the bloodstream , often before jaundice appears resulting in unusually high serum levels that may not return to normal for several days or weeks
Catalyst for
Dis /Diseases
High Level
When ALT levels reach a high level of up to 50 times normal , it suggests
viral or sever drug-induced hepatitis
severe hepatic congestion due to heart failure
Moderate elevations of ALT may be seen conditions that produces acute hepatocellular (liver cell ) injury , such as active cirrhosis , or alcholic hepatitis
Marginal elevations would sometimes occure in acute myocardial infarction (heart attack , which reflects secondary hepatic congestion
(See ALT or SGPT
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Low Level
17 ) Uric Acid
-It is an organic compound of carbon , nitrogen , oxygen and hydrogen
-Uric acid is a waste product usually found in the blood as a result of the breakdown of purines
(See `What is Uric Acid
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Catalyst for
Dis /Diseases
High Level : hyperuricemia
Indicated by high levels of uric acid in the blood . It is can either be caused by accelated generation of uric acid through purine metabolism or by a malfunction in the excretion in the kidney , or by high levels of fructose in the diet
(See Hyperuricemia
HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Hyperuricemia http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Hyperuricemia
Elevated blood levels of uric acid . Saturation or extremely high levels of uric acid in the blood may result in one form of kidney stones , when the urate crystallizes in the kidney . Some patients suffering from gout eventually suffer uric kidney stones
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
This is also associated with very high serum uric acid levels
(See Uric Acid . From Wikipedia
HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Uric_acid http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Uric_acid
Low Levels : hypouricemia
An abnormal reduction of uric acid concentration in the blood
(See Hypourecemia
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-Low uric acid value may be cause by
-Severe liver disease , heavy metal poisoning , Wilson 's disease or certain types of cancer
-Not enough protein in the diet
-Too much intake of aspirin
(See Uric Acid in Blood
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18 ) Iron
It is a trace element nutrient that the body utilizes for several discrete areas for normal health and function . The primary function of iron is in the formation of hemoglobin and myglobin
Catalyst for : essential to the formation and function of hemoglobin which in turn is responsible in carrying oxygen from the lungs to the tissues
(See Blood Chemistry Panel
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-Iron is also plays an important role in the regulation of the body 's response to low-oxygen condition or hypoxia
-It is also used by the body in many enzymes that are necessary for metabolism . Known as cytochromes , these enzymes are required for the metabolism and detoxification of several natural compounds in the body
(See The Roles of Iron in the BodY
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Dis /Diseases
High Level : hemochromatosis
A condition usually associated with too much iron in the body and could cause liver cancer , diabetes and impotence
(See One in Five Women Iron Deficient , Many Children Also at Risk
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Other diss of high level : hemosiderosis , and siderosis
(See Iron
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Low Level : Iron deficiency This can cause a general lack of energy and tiredness , due to a lack of iron intake in the body anaemia
Symptoms of anaemia may be shortness of breath , palpitations such as rapid or irregular heartbeats , dizziness , lightheadedness . Other signs include poor concentration , and even behavior problems
(See Iron and your Body
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19 ) Triglycerides
These are the chemical form in which most fat exists in food as well as in the body . It can also be found in blood plasma . Those that are found in plasma are taken from fats eaten from foods . This could also be made in the body from other energy sources such as carbohydrates . Calories that are not immediately utilized by tissues are converted to triglycerides and transported and stored in fat cells
(See Triglycerides
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Catalyst for : plays an important role in metabolism as energy sources It is rebuilt in the blood from their fragments and become constituents of lipoproteins , which carries the fatty acids to and from fat cells among other functions
(See Metabolism
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Dis /Disease
High Level : hypertriglyceridemia
-Marked by an excess amount of triglucerides in the plasma . It is associated to the onset of coronary artery disease in some people
-Elevated levels could also be a consequence of other diseases such as untreated diabetes mellitus
Low Level : hypotriglyceridemia
This is due mostly to decrease in the concentration of plasma VLDL . This condition results from a decrease in the hepatic synthesis of triacylglycerol rather than from a greater catabolism of triacylglycerol-rich lipoproteins
(M . Roberfroid . Prebiotics and Probiotics : are they functional foods
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This comprises a class of lipoproteins in different sizes (8-11 nm in diameter ) and contents . It carries cholesterol from the tissues in the body to the liver . HDL are the smallest and the densest of the lipoproteins . It contains the highest proportion of protein
HDL : stands for high-density lipoproteins
Catalyst for : remove cholesterol from atheroma within the arteries . It also transport it back to the liver for excretion or reutilization . This is why it is often called good cholesterol
(See High Density Lipoprotein . From Wikipedia
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Dis /Disease
High Level
High concentration of HDL have a protective action against cardiovascular diseases
Low Level
-Low concentration of HDL could pause risk factor for atherosclerotic diseases (which is the hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by the arteries ' slow buildup of plaque inside its walls
(See What Is Atherosclerosis
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-Low HDL levels can pose higher risk of heart disease
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These refers to a class of and range of lipoprotein particles with varied sizes (18-25 nm in diameter ) and contents . It carries fatty acid molecules in the blood and around the body , utilized by the body 's cells . Produced by the liver , LDL is the final stage of VLDL (very low-density lipoprotein . It is usually referred to as bad cholesterol ' because of its link between high LDL levels and cardiovascular disease
Catalyst for : transports cholesterol to the arteries
Dis /Disease
High Level
An increase in levels are associated with atherosclerosis , and consequently myocardial infarctions , strokes and peripheral vascular disease
(See Low Density Lipoprotein
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Low Level
There is a lower risk of heart attack and stroke if there is a lower level of LDL
(See What are Healthy Levels of Cholesterol
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23 Definition
-It is a number that is useful in predicting atherosclerosis . The number is determined by dividing -A number of healthcare professionals use this ratio to assess the risk for developing heart disease
(See Cholesterol /Glucose Testing
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Catalyst for : it is one of the classes of lipoproteins which carries cholesterol in the blood
Dis /Disease
High Level : high ratios could mean higher risk of heart attack
Low Level : low ratios indicate lower risk of heart diseaseses
high in ratio UNDESIRABLE
high HDL cholesterol and low ratios DESIRABLE
(G . Thomas . Heart Attack Prevention
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24 ) Hemoglobin
It is contained in the body 's red blood cells . It is the protein molecule in the red blood cells . The red color of the blood is due to the iron contained in hemoglobin
Catalyst for : the molecules that transport oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood
Dis /Disease
High Level
Elevated level of hemoglobin can be found among people living at high altitudes and also in smokers . Other causes are lung disease , dis of the bone marrow known as polycythemia rubra vera , certain tumors over dosage of the drug Epogen usually done by athletes for blood doping purposes
(See Hemoglobin
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Low Level : anemia
Characterized by a low level of hemoglobin in the blood and usually have low red blood cell count and low hematocrit as well
(See Blood Chemistry Panel
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25 ) Hematocrit
This is the proportion of the blood that is made up of packed red blood cells . Hematocrit is expressed as a percentage by volume , with the red cells packed by centrifugation
(See Definition of Hematocrit
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Catalyst for : responsible for nitric oxide scavenging by the red blood cells , along with oxygenation
(See Biol Chem
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Dis /Disease
High Level : high levels of hematocrit can be due to dehydration . It may also indicate that there too many red blood cells
Low Level : low levels of hematocrit can be a sign of anemia
(See The Multiphasic Blood Analysis
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26 ) Red and White Blood Cell Counts
Red blood cells- the most common type of blood cell and the body 's principal means of delivering oxygen from the lungs to body tissues thru the blood
(See Red Blood Cell . From Wikipedia
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White blood cells- have five different types : lymphocytes , neutrophils eosinophils , basophils , and monocytes . Each type play a different role in protecting the body from infection
Catalyst for
Red blood cells- carry oxygen to tissues throughout the body
White blood cells- kill and digest bacteria
(See Bone Marrow Diss
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Dis /Disease
High Level
Red Cells : polycythemia vera - red blood cell production is increased as a result of an acquired stem cell mutation . The increase in red blood cells leads to hyperviscosity characterized by a thickening of the blood than what is normal
(See Polycythemia Vera
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White Cells : Leukocytosis- refers to an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood
Leukemia and lymphoma- are two types of cancer wherein the white blood cells multiply out of control
(See White Blood Cells
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Low Level
White blood cells : leucopenia - a low white blood cell count which can lead to infection especially for people under cancer treatment
Red blood cells : anemia - low level of hemoglobin and the body works much harder to supply oxygen to the body 's tissues . This can result in feelings of fatigued and shortness of breath
(See Low Blood Cell Counts : Side Effect of Cancer Treatment
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27 ) Thyroxin (T4
A tyrosin-based hormone produced by the thyroid gland . T4 is a major form of thyroid hormone in the blood , which is converted to T3 within the cells through deiodinases
Catalyst for
-acts on the body to increase the basal metabolic rate , also affects protein synthesis and help increase the body 's sensitivity to catecholamines
(See Thyroxine
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-helps in regulating the energy production in the body
(See Thyroxin
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-increase basal metabolic rate in cells in the body
-boost protein synthesis
-increase heart rate and blood flow to other organs
-increase the carbohydrate and fat metabolism
Dis /Disease
High Level : hyperthyroidism /thyrotoxicosis
Is caused by an overactive thyroid gland and therefore releases too much T3 and T4 into the blood Low Level : hypothyroidism
This is an opposite condition of hyperthyroidism . This occurs when the thyroid fails to produce enough T3 and T4 into the bloodstream and metabolism becomes slow causing physical and emotional changes
(See Thyroid Diss Fact
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28 ) Ammonia
It is a toxic substance taken from the metabolism of proteins . Ammonia is converted to urea by the liver . Urea is water soluble and non-toxic and released by the kidneys . Dysfunction of the liver can lead to its inability to convert ammonia , causing a build-up in the blood
(See The Liver and Metabolism
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Dis /Disease
High Level : hepatic coma (hepatic encephalopathy
This is a brain and nervous system damage that occurs because of liver diss . Neurological symptoms include changes in reflexes , changes in consciousness and behavior changes ranging from mild to severe
(See hepatic encephalopathy
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accumulation of ammonia in the blood
(See Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTC
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Low Level : hypoammonemia
Characterized by low level of ammonia in the body


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